1st Reflection Journal Entry

Name: Emerging EdTech
URL: http://www.emergingedtech.com/
Description: The full title of the website is “Emerging Internet Technology for Education.” The purpose of the website is to educate educators about new internet technologies that might proof useful in the classroom. The website is owned by Kelly Walsh who has been in the field of information technology for over 20 years. The website researches technologies and composes an article with uses of that technology and possible applications in a classroom setting.
I picked this blog because I enjoyed the applicability of its resources to everyday classroom experience. An example of a recent article is “100 Ways to Teach with Twitter.” It makes internet technologies which might appear intimidating to a teacher and simplifies its use and application to enhance student learning.

Name: The Tech Savvy Educator
URL: http://www.techsavvyed.net/
Description: The website has been created and is maintained by educators who are committed to use technology in order for students to extend their learning beyond the classroom. It is meant as a forum for educators to find out what other educators are doing in their classroom technology wise. The website is broken down into content areas which make it very easy for an educator to find their way around.
This blog appeared to me because it was created by teachers for the teachers. It allows teachers to share their technology experiences within their classroom and bring forth what worked what didn’t work and how it could be improved. I really enjoyed that it takes free internet technologies and explains their use and applicability in the classroom.

Name: This Week in Education
URL: http://scholasticadministrator.typepad.com/thisweekineducation/
Description: This is an up to date website about things that are happening in education. The website brings you to current education related articles ex. an article that appeared in LA Times about firing of non-tenured teachers. It serves as a resource for teachers in instruction and curriculum and provides information about technologies that are available for in classroom use.
I chose this site because I think that it is important for an educator to stay updated about current status of education. It brings forth information about teacher unions, policies, and up to date instruction suggestions.